Aung Naing, 48, gently transfers the collected resin from a small trough onto a leaf plate. Before the coup, which ended a brief experiment with democracy, Aung Naing was areformed opium farmer.

Aung Naing, 48, gently transfers the collected resin from a small trough onto a leaf plate. "There is more poppy cultivation because of difficulties in residents' livelihoods," he says.

Mr Aung Naing, 48, gently transfers the collected resin from a small trough onto a leaf plate. Before the coup, which ended a brief experiment with democracy, Mr Aung Naing was a reformed opium ...